The research behind the fiction.

The research necessary to write a compelling work of historical fiction can seem daunting; the facts of worlds far away, both in time and distance; different languages; mores and cultures… I feel privileged to spend so much of my time learning about the places and times I want to write about and thought I'd share some of the facts behind the fiction. For me, a world divorced of history appears flat, it's horizons narrow. This is my very modest attempt to make the world rounder, fuller and maybe, more interesting.